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Uncategorized Published - 8 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: The effectiveness of ambulatory continuous peripheral nerve blocks for postoperative pain management in children and adolescents

Published in Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Nov;24(11):1141-8 Authors: Visoiu M et al BACKGROUND: Ambulatory continuous peripheral nerve blocks (CPNBs) are feasible for pediatric patients. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of CPNBs in a pediatric population. METHODS: This retrospective report of 33-month prospectively collected data investigates patient, parent, and nurse pain control satisfaction score (PCSS), the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Eye Color a Potential Cue to Pain Tolerance

Physicians often flag patients with red hair, given its understood role as a biomarker for resistance to anesthetics; now, new research suggests that eye color may indicate how individuals will respond to pain as well. According to the results of a recent study involving 58 pregnant, white women—24 with dark-colored eyes (brown or hazel) and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Long-Term Opioid Rx Can Promote Good Patient Outcomes

In Chronic Noncancer Pain—but Choose Patients Carefully Long-term opioid treatment can produce positive outcomes in chronic noncancer pain when physicians prescribe it carefully to individuals who have low risks for addiction and overdose, according to the results of a systematic review. Andrea Furlan, MD, PhD, and her colleagues searched Medline, EMBASE, CINAHI, PsycINFO, Central and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Long-Term Opioid Rx Can Promote Good Patient Outcomes

In Chronic Noncancer Pain—but Choose Patients Carefully Long-term opioid treatment can produce positive outcomes in chronic noncancer pain when physicians prescribe it carefully to individuals who have low risks for addiction and overdose, according to the results of a systematic review. Andrea Furlan, MD, PhD, and her colleagues searched Medline, EMBASE, CINAHI, PsycINFO, Central and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Better HCAHPS Scores Protect Revenue

It has always been a moral imperative for hospitals and health systems to provide a high-quality patient experience, but now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is tying reimbursements to HCAHPS scores, it’s becoming a financial priority, as well. Through the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey, patients rate their […]

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